Directory of Rubiaceae Resources

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This large family of plants includes about 500 genera and 6000 species. They include trees, shrubs and herbs with smooth-edged oval leaves. Important members of the family include Cinchona, which yields quinine, Coffea, coffee and Cephaelis, ipecacuanha.

Subcategories

• Amaioua
• Asperula
• Burchellia
• Calycophyllum
• Cephaelis
• Cephalanthus
• Ceratopyxis
• Chiococca
• Cinchona
• Coccocypselum
• Coffea
• Coprosma
• Cruciata
• Diodia
• Faramea
• Galium
• Gardenia
• Genipa
• Guettarda
• Hamelia
• Hedyotis
• Hoffmannia
• Houstonia
• Hydnophytum
• Ixora
• Machaonia
• Manettia
• Mitriostigma
• Morinda
• Mussaenda
• Myrmecodia
• Nauclea
• Nertera
• Pentas
• Psychotria
• Roigella
• Rondeletia
• Rubia
• Sherardia
• Siemensia
• Spermacoce
• Uncaria
• Warszewiczia

Resources in This Category

• Rubiaceae

  http://www.theseedsite.co.uk/rubiaceae.html
  The characteristics of the Bedstraw family which includes about 7000 species.

• Rubiaceae

  http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/rubiacea.htm
  Botanical characteristics of this family with illustrations and technical drawings of many species.

• Rubiaceae (Coffee Family)

  http://www.starrenvironmental.com/images/family/?q=rubiaceae&o=plants
  A gallery of photographs of species in this family, photographed in Hawaii.

• The Rubiaceae

  http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/rubi.htm
  Information on this family of plants containing about 450 genera and 6,500 species, with photographs of some example species.

 

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